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For 20 years Hawai'i State Officials have failed to provide for freedom of speech in any applicable PEG Access law. Rather, the laws are filled with ambiguity to enable avoidance of constitutional protections. Thus why there is no "Public Access Channel" as defined & protected in federal, but not state law. These actions and inaction have provided for governments' plausible deniable in responding to questions from We The People. Without free speech, they have an excuse for not listening.

Is PEG Access for Free Speech or Community Building?

Full versions of the 2 court sessions (49 & 39 minutes) are here:
Part 1 http://www.archive.org/details/Akaku_V_State
Part 2 http://www.archive.org/details/Akaku_V_DCCA_part_II

see also:
http://hpam.hi808.net/Onews/olelo8news28.ram
and:
Hawaii's idea of Nondiscriminatory?
July 12, 2007 Hawai'i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Cable Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting regarding "first-come, nondiscriminatory" access to "Public Access Channels". This video verifies there are NONE IN HAWAI'I !!! If you would like to be part of the solution, for more information go here.

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Comment by digitaleye on June 8, 2008 at 8:29am: see also: HCR 358 & DCCA schedule for O'ahu franchise renewal which looks to me like the First Amendment concerns the judge has will be put off for at least another year, or two! Is that is the best interest of the public? First Amendment concerns come last?

Comment by digitaleye on June 8, 2008 at 8:16am: Hopefully it will provoke our governors (note not capitalized) into providing 1st Amendment protections federal and state laws make appear important. regarding "Public Access Channel" (of which Hawai'i has NONE!).

US Code : Title 47, Section 533
HAR 16-131
Decision and Order 154

Statewide we have 2 channels designated as "Education Access Channel" (HAR 16-131-33) in Decision and Order 261, but none as "Public Access Channel"? Get it? 8-(

Instead of addressing this First Amendment issue, our governors are assisting their illegally designated PEG Access Organizations in not having to comply with Open Records, Open Meetings, and State Procurement Laws, all of which are designed to provide for openness and accountability, all the while stating they "believe openness and accountability are crucial".

Comment by Kaunaloa on June 7, 2008 at 9:18pm: um, claiming the governor doesn't "respect free speech" simply because yer not happy with the current setup of the FIVE community access cable channels seems a bit, er, provacative to say the least ...